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A new tribute to The Resurrection by British artist Stephen B. Whatley; painted with prayers on April 1, 2018 (Easter Day) and completed April 2, 2018.
Today is The Feast of Divine Mercy - to which the expressionist artist has painted several tributes; which can be seen on his website.
Blessings of healing , light and renewal this day and during the 50 days of Easter…."Jesus, I Trust in You"
The Risen Christ - Easter 2018 by Stephen B. Whatley
Oil on canvas
30 x 24in/76 x 61cm
A new tribute drawing by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley, created on Divine Mercy Sunday this year; after the Divine Mercy commemoration & Mass at St James's RC Church, Spanish Place, London, UK.
Peace & blessings
Pastel on paper
16.5 x 11.5in/42 x 30cm
A new tribute to Divine Mercy by British expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley.
The Catholic convert created the pastel on the Feast Day of Saint Faustina. October 5, 2022.
Catholic education establishments which own the artist's paintings include The Carrollton School of The Sacred Heart, Miami, USA; The Institute of Marist Brothers, Canada, Newman University, Birmingham (UK) , St Anthony of Padua Catholic College , Austral, Australia and Westminster Cathedral, London - which staged Whatley's Paintings From Prayers exhibition in 2013.
The work of Stephen B. Whatley is in collections worldwide & other public collections which own his work include the BBC, London Transport Museum and The Royal Collection of HM King Charles III.
The artist's series of 30 paintings, commissioned by the Tower of London in 2000, is a permanent exhibit outside Tower Hill Station, London ; reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass (outside Tower Hill Station) - the main portal entrance to Her Majesty's Tower of London.
Stephen B. Whatley was presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of his work in 2004.
Further details about ordering prints and original works of art can be found by contacting the artist via his website: www.stephenbwhatley.com
A new tribute to Saint Jude, Patron Saint of Desperate Causes painted by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley.
The painting was painted predominantly on the Feast Day of Saint Jude, October 28 and completed in the next two days.
The British London-based artist gets what he humbly feels a 'Divine Push' to paint tributes of faith, alongside his other work - a large body of which is on public display every day in the City of London, just outside the Tower of London - where his series of 30 paintings commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces, 25 years ago, vibrantly chart the history of The Tower.
As a permanent art exhibit reproduced throughout the walkway leading from Tower Hill Station they form a bright and vibrant entrance to the Tower of London.
The work of Stephen B. Whatley is in collections worldwide & public collections which own his work include the BBC, London Transport Museum, and The Royal Collection of HM King Charles III.
Catholic institutions that have either acquired or commissioned the artist's paintings include The Carrollton School of The Sacred Heart, Miami, USA, The Institute of Marist Brothers, Canada, Newman University, Birmingham (UK), St Anthony Padua Catholic College, Sydney, Australia and the Duchesne Academy of The Sacred Heart in Texas, USA.
In 2004, the artist was presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of his work.
Saint Jude. 2025
Oil on canvas
30 x 24in/76 x 61cm
Today, Sunday 7 April 2013, is the Feast Day of Divine Mercy, which always falls on the first Sunday after Easter.
In one of His many miraculous visitations with the Polish nun Sister Faustina (1905-1938) - now Saint Faustina - Jesus asked her to tell the world that "....the very depths of my Mercy will be opened on that day. I will pour out a sea of graces upon those souls that will approach the fount of My Mercy on this day....let no soul fear to come to Me, even if its sins be scarlet..."
In February 1931, Jesus had appeared to Faustina and asked her to have an image painted as He appeared before her - with his hand held up in blessing; the other hand hand on his breast, from which flowed two rays: the pale symbolising the water, which cleanses and purifies the soul. The red representing the blood which gives new life to the soul. Jesus said " These rays will shield the soul before the justice of my Father..."
He asked that the painting be inscribed with the words, Jezu Ufam Tobie (Polish) - meaning Jesus I Trust in You.
" Since February 2002 I have felt compelled to paint and draw my own interpretation of this Divine Mercy image, according to the instructions given by Jesus - each time hoping to reveal this message ever more powerfully - often on Divine Mercy Sunday. Yesterday , in prayer, I felt a 'divine push' to create in order to show today - keeping all those most suffering in my heart and with hope for world peace." ~ Stephen B Whatley
Love Christ and your life will change: Jesus I Trust in You.
Peace & Healings on this day.
Divine Mercy 2013 by Stephen B Whatley
Charcoal, chalk Pastel & Oil pastel on paper.
23.4 x 16.5in/59 x 42cm
© Stephen B Whatley
One of many architectural tributes painted by Stephen B Whatley over the years; this picture inspired by drawings made on location in Amsterdam, The Netherlands....and part of this painting is glimpsed in a new presentation about the artist's work, showing on Youtube.com.
"Flickr.com member Megan (megansspark) wrote me a deeply touching message on February 3, asking permission to create a tribute to my art, which she loves - and within a day , created a great visual compliment accompanied by moving music - for which I am so grateful - and am happy to share. Thank you so much Megan - God bless you!"
To view the tribute film, please click the link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0prAkZKcBgY
On The Corner, Prinsengracht, Amsterdam. 1992
Oil on canvas 40 x 30in
Above: image of Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska.
Below: the original Image of the Divine Mercy (also known as The First Painting) painted under Sister Faustina's direction by Vilnius artist Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934.
Side altar in the Dominican Church of Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania
In September 2005, the painting was moved to the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, Vilnius.
This of course is not mine, but in album on my site that I will make, I will put very special pictures I find that are moving. I will give credit where it is due and ask you to respect their copyright as well. I got this from the Divine Mercy site. Sister Faustina, had Jesus appear to her, and told her he wanted this image made. She, had a real hard time trying to get the image made after many attempts as she felt nothing could really compare to the True Beauty of Jesus but the artist she had whom was able to complete a "close" resemblence to what she saw, was successful in creating something close. It is a beautiful picture of our Precious Lord with Special Rays extending from his heart to show his Love and Mercy etc.. If you wish to read more of it and what they mean, go to the Divine Mercy site. God wants us to know he is Always Loving and Merciful- Nothing is greater than his Love & Mercy and that it extends unconditionally to us! All we have to do is come to him! I love the prayer, "Jesus, I Believe, Love, Trust and Adore You, and I Pray for those who don't Believe, Love, Trust and Adore You! I say it everyday especially when I work as I love to talk to him and offer this simple prayer to help others as well as myself.
© Stephen B Whatley
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In 2008 Stephen B Whatley received the moving request for permission to reproduce his painting 'Jezu Ufam Tobie' (2002) throughout the CD cover of a new musical arrangement of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Shown here is the inside of the CD beside the lower corner of the original oil painting..featuring the inscription and the foot of Jesus (link below).
Written by Susan Hookong-Taylor; who along with her friend Ana Da Costa, perform through voices like angels. Accompanied by George Anstey (bass) and Mark Joseph (percussion/cymbal washes), this heavenly CD was recorded at Round Sound & Number 9 Studios, Toronto, Canada and produced by shuebedoo music; for deepwatersound.ca.
In December 2008, Susan wrote to Stephen "...Many people have said that the CD visually is a medidtation on the Divine Mercy & that your painting is a tremendous aid to prayer..."
'Jezu Ufam Tobie' is Polish for Jesus, 'I Trust in You' - and originates from the life and visions of Christ to the Polish nun, Sister Faustina, in the first half of the 20th Century - and now known as St Faustina.
From the Handbbook of Devotion to Divine Mercy:
"...On February 22, 1931, Sister Faustina records in her diary, " I saw Jesus dressed in a white garment. He held one hand raised in blessing and the other hands was touching the garment at the breast. From under the garment came two rays of light, one red, the other pale."
Jesus said " Paint a picture according to the vision you see and with the signature, Jesus I trust in You. I desire that this picture be verenerated first in your chapel and then throughout the whole world." Later Sister Faustina's Spiritual Director told her to ask Jesus what the rays signified and Jesus explained to her:
" The rays represent the Blood and Water which gushed forth from the depths of my Mercy when my agonising Heart was pierced on the cross. The pale rays symbolise the water, which cleanses and purifies the soul: the red rays represent the blood, which gives new life to the soul. Theses rays will shield the soul before the justice of My Father. Fortunate are those who live in this shelter, for the justice of God will not reach them there".
Jesus said to Sister Faustina, "..Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites the Chaplet of Divine Mercy even once will receive grace from My infinite Mercy....Oh, what graces I will grant souls who will recite this chaplet...."
"....I have recently endured the enormous stress and trauma of moving house; and through the course of being helped by a team of wonderfully kind young Polish men was deeply touched when they discovered my painting Jezu Ufam Tobie...' Is this yours!!??' - moved as they were at reading the Polish inscription...they all knew the history, shared a faith..." ~ Stephen B Whatley
Please click the following link to view Stephen's original painting, on this site:
www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbwhatley/2300400244/in/set-7...
JESUS I TRUST IN YOU!
The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God’s mercy.
The message of mercy is that God loves us no matter how great our sins. He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.
It is a message we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC.
A — Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.
B — Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.
C — Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.
The message is nothing new, but is a reminder of what the Church has always taught through scripture and tradition: that God is merciful and forgiving and that we, too, must show mercy and forgiveness. But in the Divine Mercy devotion, the message takes on a powerful new focus, calling people to a deeper understanding that God’s love is unlimited and available to everyone — especially the greatest sinners.
This awesome shrine is located in the small city of El Salvador (The Savior), which is about 18 kilometers west of Cagayan de Oro City, close to the shores of Northern Mindanao, the Philippines
A new tribute to The Resurrection of Christ by British artist Stephen B. Whatley; painted with prayers on Easter Day ,March 31, 2024.
Artist Stephen B. Whatley (1965-) suffered the tragic loss at 16 of his beloved, devoted mother Marjorie J. Whatley (1943-1981) and the devastating bereavement lead the artist on a search for spiritual depth both in his life and art. Whilst he was born an Anglican, he became attracted to the devotions within the Catholic Church – to which he converted in 2011.
He is happy that his work touches so many Christians, whether they be Catholics, Anglicans or Episcopalians.
Since 2000, he has been drawn to make statements of prayer and faith; often painting on specific anniversaries and Feast Days – with what he humbly calls a “divine push’, creating both works of hope and light.
The work of Stephen B. Whatley is in collections worldwide & public collections which own his work include the BBC, London Transport Museum, and The Royal Collection of HM King Charles III.
Catholic institutions that own the artist's paintings include The Carrollton School of The Sacred Heart, Miami, USA, The Institute of Marist Brothers, Canada, Newman University, Birmingham (UK), St Anthony Padua Catholic College, Sydney, Australia and Westminster Cathedral, London - which staged his 2013 exhibition, Paintings From Prayer.
In 2004, the artist was presented to Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of his work.
The artist's series of 30 paintings, commissioned by the Tower of London in 2000, is a permanent exhibit outside Tower Hill Station, London ; reproduced throughout Tower Hill Pedestrian Underpass (outside Tower Hill Station) - the main portal entrance to the Tower of London.
Jesus, Light of Glory - Easter Day 2024 by Stephen B. Whatley
Oil on canvas
30 x 24in/76 x 61cm
Today, Sunday April 15, 2012, is the Feast Day of The Divine Mercy. After attending a beautiful Mass celebrating this special Sunday and Catholic devotion at the Roman Catholic Church of St Ignatius in North London, I felt what I call a 'divine push' to pay tribute to the Divine Mercy; with this drawing created today in prayer. I have felt compelled to paint several expressions of this devotion since 2002 ( all to be viewed in my "Christian Set"; with a detailed history beneath the images) - which originates from miraculous instructions in the 1930s from Christ to a Polish nun, Sister Faustina (1905-1938); canonised in 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Peace to all Christians & agnostics alike.
Pastel on paper
23.4 x 16.5in x 59 x 42cm
The original Image of the Divine Mercy painted by Adolf Hyła during WWII (known as the Second Painting). This rendition of St. Faustina's apparition of Christ became the icon of the Divine Mercy and has been multiplied in thousands of copies throughout the Catholic world.
Below the painting: coffin with relics of St. Faustina Kowalska. Chapel at the convent of Our Lady of Mercy, Kraków-Łagiewniki, Krakow, Poland
The chained-together sections of the wall thing appear to lean over but that's one of the Devil's optical illusions. Do not worry the slabs are not gonna fall onto your toes, even if Satan were to cause a car to tap one of them accidentally.
But who is the first-person "I" here anyhow — is it the billboard itself?, the picture of Jesus?
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In Dubuque, Iowa, on April 14th, 2010, the north side of East 14th Street as viewed from the northwest corner of its intersection with White Street (U.S. Route 52 and Iowa Route 3).
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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA2940 Concrete walls—Pictorial works.
TL175 Parking lots—United States—Pictorial works.
NA9053.S7 Streetscapes (Urban design)—United States—Pictorial works.
TE280 Sidewalks—United States—Pictorial works.
HF5843 Billboards—United States—Pictorial works.
BV653 Church publicity—Pictorial works.
F629.D8 Dubuque (Iowa)—Pictorial works.
30 INCHES BY 50 INCHES TALL IN CANVAS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
BLESSED IN MERCY SUNDAY MAY 1, 2011 BY THE BISHOP OF LAS VEGAS.
The restored Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after the artists who painted them.
During World War II, which Sister Faustina predicted two years to the day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic. As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized. In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their generous support in the building of a new Church there. The photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director, Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed. Painful because of the many conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking, “Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313), Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times. Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under St. Faustina’s direction.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” (Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the power and graces granted through this Image:
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned among those papers."
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made: I will save those cities and houses in which this Image will be found. He also said: I will likewise protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
Image of the Divine Mercy in the main altar of the Basilica of the Divine Mercy in Kraków-Łagiewniki, Krakow, Poland
30 INCHES BY 50 INCHES TALL IN CANVAS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
BLESSED IN MERCY SUNDAY MAY 1, 2011 BY THE BISHOP OF LAS VEGAS.
The restored Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after the artists who painted them.
During World War II, which Sister Faustina predicted two years to the day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic. As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized. In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their generous support in the building of a new Church there. The photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director, Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed. Painful because of the many conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking, “Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313), Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times. Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under St. Faustina’s direction.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” (Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the power and graces granted through this Image:
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned among those papers."
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made: I will save those cities and houses in which this Image will be found. He also said: I will likewise protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
30 INCHES BY 50 INCHES TALL IN CANVAS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
BLESSED IN MERCY SUNDAY MAY 1, 2011 BY THE BISHOP OF LAS VEGAS.
The restored Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after the artists who painted them.
During World War II, which Sister Faustina predicted two years to the day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic. As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized. In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their generous support in the building of a new Church there. The photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director, Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed. Painful because of the many conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking, “Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313), Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times. Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under St. Faustina’s direction.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” (Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the power and graces granted through this Image:
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned among those papers."
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made: I will save those cities and houses in which this Image will be found. He also said: I will likewise protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
30 INCHES BY 50 INCHES TALL IN CANVAS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
BLESSED IN MERCY SUNDAY MAY 1, 2011 BY THE BISHOP OF LAS VEGAS.
The restored Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after the artists who painted them.
During World War II, which Sister Faustina predicted two years to the day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic. As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized. In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their generous support in the building of a new Church there. The photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director, Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed. Painful because of the many conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking, “Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313), Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times. Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under St. Faustina’s direction.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” (Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the power and graces granted through this Image:
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned among those papers."
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made: I will save those cities and houses in which this Image will be found. He also said: I will likewise protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
30 INCHES BY 50 INCHES TALL IN CANVAS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
BLESSED IN MERCY SUNDAY MAY 1, 2011 BY THE BISHOP OF LAS VEGAS.
The restored Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after the artists who painted them.
During World War II, which Sister Faustina predicted two years to the day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic. As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized. In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their generous support in the building of a new Church there. The photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director, Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed. Painful because of the many conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking, “Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313), Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times. Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under St. Faustina’s direction.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” (Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the power and graces granted through this Image:
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned among those papers."
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made: I will save those cities and houses in which this Image will be found. He also said: I will likewise protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
Image of the Divine Mercy in front of Chapel of Our Lady of Necessities. Sé Cathedral of Santa Catarina, Old Goa, Goa, India.
30 INCHES BY 50 INCHES TALL IN CANVAS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
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The restored Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after the artists who painted them.
During World War II, which Sister Faustina predicted two years to the day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic. As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized. In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their generous support in the building of a new Church there. The photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director, Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed. Painful because of the many conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking, “Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313), Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times. Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under St. Faustina’s direction.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” (Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the power and graces granted through this Image:
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned among those papers."
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made: I will save those cities and houses in which this Image will be found. He also said: I will likewise protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
Image of the Divine Mercy, Assumption Church, Camaldolese Priory in Bielany, Krakow, Poland
Men can visit the monastery every day, but women are admitted only on 12 selected days in the year, i.e. Easter, Easter Monday, May 3, Pentecost and following Monday, Sunday after June 19, July’s 2nd and 4th Sundays, August’s 1st Sunday, August 15, September 8, and December 25.
Quinto Día de la Novena por la Visitación
Por la señal de la Santa Cruz, de nuestros enemigos líbranos Señor, Dios nuestro. En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.
Acto de Contricción
Omnipotente y sempiterno Dios, cuya grandeza no cabe en los cielos, y ante cuya majestad tiemblan de pavor las potestades y se humillan los altos serafines: ¿qué deberé yo hacer en vuestra divina presencia, cuando no solo soy un vil y asqueroso gusanillo de la tierra, sino además, un pecador abominable, que tantas veces he provocado vuestra Justicia, con mis innumerables culpas y enormes delitos? Pero ¡ah, Dios y Señor mío! Yo sé que la grandeza de vuestra Bondad iguala a la grandeza de vuestro Ser, y que si mis pecados piden venganza y castigo, la sangre preciosísima de vuestro divino Hijo clama perdón y misericordia para este miserable. Perdonadme, pues, ¡oh Padre Eterno! por la pasión y muerte de vuestro Unigénito, en quien tenéis todas vuestras complacencias; miradle muriendo en una cruz por satisfacer los derechos de vuestra Justicia; atended a los sentimientos de su Sagrado Corazón, que Vos solo comprendéis: y en vista de una víctima tan inocente, tan santa y tan pura, soltad el azote con que merecí ser castigado y dadme el ósculo de vuestra paz, que me restituya a vuestra amistad y gracia, en la cual deseo vivir y morir, para ir a alabar eternamente vuestras misericordias en el cielo. Así os lo ruego por los méritos de mi Redentor Jesucristo, que contigo y el Espíritu Santo vive y reina por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Oración para todos los días
¡Oh Madre Santísima de la Luz, Virgen la más amable, dulce, tierna y benévola que ha salido de las manos del Creador, para consuelo, amparo y bien de todos los mortales! Nosotros os alabamos, bendecimos y tributamos el justo homenaje de las más rendidas gracias, por la dignación que habéis tenido de regalar a esta Ciudad vuestra soberana Imagen, bendita por esa vuestra misma mano, que con tan blando afecto acarició al niño Jesús en el pesebre, y con tan dolorosa compasión tocó sus llagas, cuando fue bajado de la Cruz y puesto en vuestro regazo. Al mismo tiempo, benignísima Señora, os agradecemos en lo íntimo del alma, el que hayáis escogido para hacernos este rico presente, el mismo día en que nuestra Madre la Santa Iglesia celebra vuestra Visitación a vuestra prima Santa Isabel; en lo cual entendieron nuestros padres, y hemos experimentado constantemente sus hijos que veníais a dispensarnos singulares favores, como los derramásteis a manos llenas en aquella ciudad de Judá. Con tan plausible motivo os consagramos este novenario, en el cual queremos refrescar la memoria de vuestras liberalidades, para perpetuo testimonio de ellas a las futuras generaciones e impetrar de vuestra bondad inagotable, la gracia de que a la hora de nuestra muerte, nos hagáis una visita, para entregar nuestra alma en vuestras maternales manos. Así os lo suplicamos por el divino Niño que tan graciosamente sostenéis en vuestro brazo izquierdo. Amén.
Quinto Día de la Novena
¡Oh cuán grata y deseable es vuestra presencia, Virgen bondadosísima, pues basta ella sola para que huyan precipitadamente los males y afluyan abundantemente los bienes! Así aconteció en la dichosa casa de vuestra prima Isabel, pues tan luego como percibió la salutación que salió de vuestros graciosos labios, sintió que daba saltos de alegría el niño que llevaba en su vientre. ¡Oh mil veces venturoso niño, que en tales momentos, traspasando los términos de la naturaleza, anunció con sus gozosos movimientos que estaba presente el Cordero de Dios que quita los pecados del mundo! Pero también felices nosotros, oh Madre Santísima de la Luz, pues desde que llegasteis a nosotros, todo este pueblo ha dado saltos de alegría, viéndose por vuestra intercesión, libre de los males que le han afligido, y colmado siempre de celestiales favores, así en el orden de la naturaleza como en el de la gracia. Justo es, pues, que os demos las debidas gracias, y a fin de suplir de algún modo nuestra insuficiencia, nos unimos al coro de las virtudes para tributaros nuestras alabanzas, y pediros al mismo tiempo que os dignéis asistir a nuestro último trance y nos llenéis de alegría, para salir en paz de este mundo. Y si es conducente a este objeto la gracia particular que deseamos conseguir en esta novena, os rogamos que os dignéis otorgárnosla. Amén.
Se hace la petición y después se rezan tres Ave Marías en esta forma:
Dios te salve, María Santísima, poderosísima hija de Dios Padre, Virgen purísima antes del parto. Dios te salve María, etc.
¡Oh Madre de la Luz, Virgen María! Ahuyentad de tu pueblo la herejía.
Dios te salve, María Santísima, dignísima Madre de Dios Hijo, Virgen purísima en el parto. Dios te salve María, etc.
¡Oh Madre de la Luz, Virgen María! Asistidme piadosa en mi agonía.
Dios te salve María Santísima, castísima Esposa de Dios Espíritu Santo Virgen purísima después del parto. Dios te salve María, etc.
¡Oh Madre de la Luz, Virgen María! Que se salve por Vos el alma mía.
Oración Final
¡Oh Madre Santísima de la Luz y dulcísima Madre nuestra! El número de los favores, gracias y dones que os debemos excede a cuanto puede retener nuestra memoria, a cuanto se ha consignado en los anales de este pueblo, a todo en fin, cuanto puede expresar nuestra torpe lengua, y solo está escrito en vuestro amantísimo Corazón y en el de vuestro divino Hijo. ¡Ojalá os hubiéramos correspondido cada una de vuestras finezas con el amor y gratitud que justamente habéis merecido! Pero ¡ay! para confusión nuestra, confesamos que mil y mil veces, olvidando vuestras bondades, hemos perpetrado tantas culpas, iniquidades y crímenes, que a veces hemos obligado al Dios justo a descargar sobre nosotros el castigo; más apenas hemos recibido el primer azote, cuando Vos enternecida por nuestro llanto, os habéis interpuesto entre su Majestad y nosotros, y con vuestros maternales ruegos habéis desarmado su brazo. ¡Ah, Madre Santísima de la Luz! Nunca, nunca, por piedad, nos abandonéis, porque ¿a merced de quién se quedaría este Obispado? ¿Con quién nos quedaríamos nosotros? ¿Con quién nuestras familias y nuestros hijos? ¿Con quién todo este pueblo que tanto habéis amado? No, Señora, creemos que no tendréis corazón para abandonarnos, porque una Madre como Vos, no puede olvidarse de sus hijos, aunque delincuentes. Alcanzadnos, pues, los sentimientos de una verdadera y eficaz penitencia de nuestros pecados; enjugad como siempre nuestras lágrimas, remediad nuestras necesidades, proteged a las personas que celebran vuestro advenimiento a esta ciudad, cubridnos a todos con vuestro manto, para vivir siempre bajo vuestra protección, y dignaos cortar Vos misma con vuestras manos, el hilo de nuestra vida, para entregar en ellas nuestra alma a nuestro Creador, que vive y reina por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo.
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Primera Lectura
Lectura del libro del Deuteronomio (4, 32-34. 39-40)
En aquellos días, habló Moisés al pueblo y le dijo: “Pregunta a los tiempos pasados, investiga desde el día en que Dios creó al hombre sobre la tierra. ¿Hubo jamás, desde un extremo al otro del cielo, una cosa tan grande como ésta? ¿Se oyó algo semejante? ¿Qué pueblo ha oído, sin perecer, que Dios le hable desde el fuego, como tú lo has oído? ¿Hubo algún dios que haya ido a buscarse un pueblo en medio de otro pueblo, a fuerza de pruebas, de milagros y de guerras, con mano fuerte y brazo poderoso? ¿Hubo acaso hechos tan grandes como los que, ante sus propios ojos, hizo por ustedes en Egipto el Señor su Dios? Reconoce, pues, y graba hoy en tu corazón que el Señor es el Dios del cielo y de la tierra y que no hay otro. Cumple sus leyes y mandamientos, que yo te prescribo hoy, para que seas feliz tú y tu descendencia, y para que vivas muchos años en la tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, te da para siempre”.
Palabra de Dios. Te alabamos, Señor.
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Octavo Día de la Novena por la Visitación
Por la señal de la Santa Cruz, de nuestros enemigos líbranos Señor, Dios nuestro. En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.
Acto de Contricción
Omnipotente y sempiterno Dios, cuya grandeza no cabe en los cielos, y ante cuya majestad tiemblan de pavor las potestades y se humillan los altos serafines: ¿qué deberé yo hacer en vuestra divina presencia, cuando no solo soy un vil y asqueroso gusanillo de la tierra, sino además, un pecador abominable, que tantas veces he provocado vuestra Justicia, con mis innumerables culpas y enormes delitos? Pero ¡ah, Dios y Señor mío! Yo sé que la grandeza de vuestra Bondad iguala a la grandeza de vuestro Ser, y que si mis pecados piden venganza y castigo, la sangre preciosísima de vuestro divino Hijo clama perdón y misericordia para este miserable. Perdonadme, pues, ¡oh Padre Eterno! por la pasión y muerte de vuestro Unigénito, en quien tenéis todas vuestras complacencias; miradle muriendo en una cruz por satisfacer los derechos de vuestra Justicia; atended a los sentimientos de su Sagrado Corazón, que Vos solo comprendéis: y en vista de una víctima tan inocente, tan santa y tan pura, soltad el azote con que merecí ser castigado y dadme el ósculo de vuestra paz, que me restituya a vuestra amistad y gracia, en la cual deseo vivir y morir, para ir a alabar eternamente vuestras misericordias en el cielo. Así os lo ruego por los méritos de mi Redentor Jesucristo, que contigo y el Espíritu Santo vive y reina por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Oración para todos los días
¡Oh Madre Santísima de la Luz, Virgen la más amable, dulce, tierna y benévola que ha salido de las manos del Creador, para consuelo, amparo y bien de todos los mortales! Nosotros os alabamos, bendecimos y tributamos el justo homenaje de las más rendidas gracias, por la dignación que habéis tenido de regalar a esta Ciudad vuestra soberana Imagen, bendita por esa vuestra misma mano, que con tan blando afecto acarició al niño Jesús en el pesebre, y con tan dolorosa compasión tocó sus llagas, cuando fue bajado de la Cruz y puesto en vuestro regazo. Al mismo tiempo, benignísima Señora, os agradecemos en lo íntimo del alma, el que hayáis escogido para hacernos este rico presente, el mismo día en que nuestra Madre la Santa Iglesia celebra vuestra Visitación a vuestra prima Santa Isabel; en lo cual entendieron nuestros padres, y hemos experimentado constantemente sus hijos que veníais a dispensarnos singulares favores, como los derramaste a manos llenas en aquella ciudad de Judá. Con tan plausible motivo os consagramos este novenario, en el cual queremos refrescar la memoria de vuestras liberalidades, para perpetuo testimonio de ellas a las futuras generaciones e impetrar de vuestra bondad inagotable, la gracia de que a la hora de nuestra muerte, nos hagas una visita, para entregar nuestra alma en vuestras maternales manos. Así os lo suplicamos por el divino Niño que tan graciosamente sostenme en vuestro brazo izquierdo. Amén.
Octavo Día de la Novena
¡Con cuánta razón, oh excelsa Virgen, vuestra dichosa prima, después de haberos proclamado la bendita entre las mujeres, y bendito también el precioso fruto de vuestro vientre, añadió penetrada de la más profunda humildad: _ Y ¿de dónde a mí que la Madre de mi Señor venga a visitarme? Bienaventurada la que creíste, porque cumplido será lo que te fue dicho de parte del Señor. ¡Oh! ¡qué cuadro tan sorprendente y magnífico se presentaría entonces a la mirada profética de Isabel! ¡Un Dios hecho hombre! ¡Una Virgen hecha Madre de Dios! ¡Los resplandores de la divinidad del Hijo envolviendo la fecunda virginidad de su Madre! ¿Cómo pues, no había de humillarse Isabel? Pero, Señora: ¿con cuánta mayor razón debemos humillarnos nosotros, al ser honrados con vuestra visita? ¡Ah, Madre Santísima de la Luz! En este vuestro pueblo, ni los padres de familia son como Zacarías, ni las madres como Isabel, ni los hijos como Juan. Todos somos unos pobres pecadores; más no por esto nos habéis desechado, sino antes bien nos habéis cubierto con vuestro manto, manifestando así que la Reina de la misericordia tiene por súbditos a los miserables. Por tan inestimable e inmerecido favor nos postramos a vuestros pies, con el coro de los Querubines, y en unión de ellos os rogamos que en la hora de nuestra muerte nos infundáis con vuestra presencia, sentimientos de humildad para ser exaltados a la vida eterna y nos concedáis la merced que ahora os pedimos. Amén.
Se hace la petición y después se rezan tres Ave Marías en esta forma:
Dios te salve, María Santísima, poderosísima hija de Dios Padre, Virgen purísima antes del parto. Dios te salve María, etc.
¡Oh Madre de la Luz, Virgen María! Ahuyentad de tu pueblo la herejía.
Dios te salve, María Santísima, dignísima Madre de Dios Hijo, Virgen purísima en el parto. Dios te salve María, etc.
¡Oh Madre de la Luz, Virgen María! Asistidme piadosa en mi agonía.
Dios te salve María Santísima, castísima Esposa de Dios Espíritu Santo Virgen purísima después del parto. Dios te salve María, etc.
¡Oh Madre de la Luz, Virgen María! Que se salve por Vos el alma mia.
Oración Final
¡Oh Madre Santísima de la Luz y dulcísima Madre nuestra! El número de los favores, gracias y dones que os debemos excede a cuanto puede retener nuestra memoria, a cuanto se ha consignado en los anales de este pueblo, a todo en fin, cuanto puede expresar nuestra torpe lengua, y solo está escrito en vuestro amantísimo Corazón y en el de vuestro divino Hijo. ¡Ojalá os hubiéramos correspondido cada una de vuestras finezas con el amor y gratitud que justamente habéis merecido! Pero ¡ay! para confusión nuestra, confesamos que mil y mil veces, olvidando vuestras bondades, hemos perpetrado tantas culpas, iniquidades y crímenes, que a veces hemos obligado al Dios justo a descargar sobre nosotros el castigo; más apenas hemos recibido el primer azote, cuando Vos enternecida por nuestro llanto, os habéis interpuesto entre su Majestad y nosotros, y con vuestros maternales ruegos habéis desarmado su brazo. ¡Ah, Madre Santísima de la Luz! Nunca, nunca, por piedad, nos abandonéis, porque ¿a merced de quién se quedaría este Obispado? ¿Con quién nos quedaríamos nosotros? ¿con quién nuestras familias y nuestros hijos? ¿Con quién todo este pueblo que tanto habéis amado? No, Señora, creemos que no tendréis corazón para abandonarnos, porque una Madre como Vos, no puede olvidarse de sus hijos, aunque delincuentes. Alcanzadnos, pues, los sentimientos de una verdadera y eficaz penitencia de nuestros pecados; enjugad como siempre nuestras lágrimas, remediad nuestras necesidades, protejed a las personas que celebran vuestro advenimiento a esta ciudad, cubridnos a todos con vuestro manto, para vivir siempre bajo vuestra protección, y dignaos cortar Vos misma con vuestras manos, el hilo de nuestra vida, para entregar en ellas nuestra alma a nuestro Creador, que vive y reina por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo.
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Salmo 97
Cantemos al Señor un canto nuevo.
Cantemos al Señor un canto nuevo, pues ha hecho maravillas. Su diestra y su santo brazo le han dado la victoria.
Cantemos al Señor un canto nuevo.
El Señor ha dado a conocer su victoria y ha revelado a las naciones su justicia. Una vez más ha demostrado Dios su amor y su lealtad hacia Israel.
Cantemos al Señor un canto nuevo.
La tierra entera ha contemplado la victoria de nuestro Dios. Que todos los pueblos y naciones aclamen con júbilo al Señor.
Cantemos al Señor un canto nuevo.
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